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Registration for forthcoming Vodafone Connect broadband has started
Wednesday 15 April 2015 16:17:24 by
Andrew Ferguson

Vodafone Connect looks to be the not so snappy name for the new Vodafone
fixed line broadband service, and we presume it will cover both ADSL2+ and FTTC
based services. Vodafone mobile customers have started to receive SMS alerts
suggesting that people register for the new broadband service.

Alas there is no information on what the broadband service will actually
provide, but it is likely to be another bundle operation with broadband and
telephone wrapped together as Vodafone is asking about peoples existing
broadband and landline services. We suspect that the launch will happen shortly
after the new migration process that does not need a MAC (though the majority
don't need one now).

Given the extent of competition that exists in the retail broadband area any
Vodafone offers will have to very special if they are threaten the likes of
Plusnet in terms of customer numbers (who are believed to have around 800,000
customers), let alone catch up to Sky and TalkTalk and Virgin Media.

Comments

Posted by
Apilar about 1 year ago
"We suspect that the launch will happen shortly after the new migration process that does not need a MAC"

Rough ETA?

Posted by
dogbark about 1 year ago
It will be a different story after they buy Sky

Posted by
freder about 1 year ago
Want to see how good Vodaphone will be as an ISP? Have a look at what they're doing to the Demon folk they acquired at the demon.service newsgroup.

Posted by
mabibby about 1 year ago
See... Now this would be an interesting proposition, assuming that they will be running this via their C&W network which is in our local exchanges meaning it's a alternative to TalkTalk and Sky.

Posted by
flippery about 1 year ago
my neighbour has the previous incarnation, better and more reliable than my BT connection

Posted by
themanstan about 1 year ago
"Vodafone at Home"? You mean PlusNet?
Vodafone at Home was taken over by PlusNet... which is BT

Posted by
zyborg47 about 1 year ago
I was going to wait for Vodafone before I got Plusnet, but things did not go as planned, but then I am now thinking of dropping their phone service, so maybe it was a good thing I did not wait.

Posted by
manonbus about 1 year ago
Their register interest page is refusing connections (as of 19 Apr 2015 15:30)